yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
once you have twrp you don't need to root, if you are just going to install a custom rom

not much for maintained roms any more

try

Random Builds and Development

and

[INDEX] Kindle Fire Development

read about OtterX and otter roms, and which twrp is need for the rom you want

if you have more questions ask in a relevant thread
[Kindle Fire Android Development] milty456:
Thanks.

Got it up and running. Friend of mine led me to this: https://www.reddit.com/r/cyanogenmod/comments/5kfo0m/the_cyanogenmod_archives_full_downloads/
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mahmuttbey:
I see just black screen (like the device is off). Does it work for me?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
You have a 1st gen 2011 Fire.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mahmuttbey:
No its 5th gen
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
This only works with the first gen
[Kindle Fire Android Development] cd254:
I followed your tutorial 6.3.4 kindle 1st gen Shadow but when it went to reboot in stay on the kindle fire screen. and looks bricked up can seem to get it to bypass with commands either. the 2221 twrp bootloder seemed like it didnt work or the receovery itself was able to boot up. pls help
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
See

UnBrick Corrupt Bootloader with Short Pin to force the Fire to boot over USB.

[ROOT][WIP] root 6.2.1 / install TWRP / unbrick any ROM
[Kindle Fire Android Development] etseq:
please advise

is file zergRush an actual threat? it's in the zip.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
I'm sure that it's been answered several times.

No.

But this should only be used on 1st Gen Amazon Fires with system version 6.3.2 or older.

Anything else could be bad.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] TurningtheKey:
Somehow the Amazon Appstore deleted itself from my Kindle Fire 1st Generation. I used the Wayback Machine to get an old APK from "amazon.com/getappstore" and successfully installed it on my Kindle. The Kindle recognized it and even allowed me to sign in to my Amazon account. The only problem was that the Appstore kept showing a message that said something like "Appstore temporarily unavailable. We'll be back soon." I thought restarting the Kindle might solve the problem, and now it's stuck on the Kindle Fire logo.

This tool sounds like it could help me, but I want to ask something before I try to use it. If I select "Stuck at Logo" will that process erase my data? It sounds like it will just help my Kindle fully boot and start like normal without deleting anything, but I want to make sure. My whole reason for trying to get the Appstore back was so that my writing app could work again and I could backup my writing.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Derryktutt:
It just says "<waiting for device>"
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Could be a driver issue see

USB Driver info
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Derryktutt:
Working on installing that, I use a slow old computer to use developer tools.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Derryktutt:
Nope still doesn't work ☹️
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
This utility only worked 1/2 the time anyways.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kingcoopa35@gmail.com:
virus detected
[Kindle Fire Android Development] .::Rizwan::.:
The zergrush is an exploit which is detected as virus

No worries.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rokejulianlockhart:
Would be great if the source-code were available so that we would be able to analyse the commands utilized, else I'm rather forced to continue to utilize your UI rather than become familiar enough with the textual method to not need it anymore.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] merith-tk:
I was hoping this tool would be able to fix an D01E kindle bootloop, but alas no luck as all reports I can find, list an requirement for an OEM "fastboot" cable, which I cannot find ANY information on outside of "you need one",
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SyCoREAPER:
I know nothing about the process or tool outside of this that I just found.

https://xdaforums.com/t/index-motor...ware-unbrick-your-moto.3042687/#post-59141378

(yes it says Motorola but through all the links in this thread it led to that. QA Linked here points to this link which points to this - - > and finally This which points to above)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] merith-tk:
I found out one of the house mates had a fastboot cable, but npw the problem is that I litterally am unable to download the firmware needed (firefirefire, twrp, latest FireUtility, ya know. pretty much everything actually important) as it all seems to have been hosted on peoples personal sites and hosting services, meaning its all taken down to the point where not even wayback can help me
[Kindle Fire Android Development] merith-tk:
I dont even know where to get the files... or guides on how to do this by hand.

XDA's layout isnt helpful as I have an hard time finding anything on this website, and this website appears to be the ONLY SOURCE of information on this matter,
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
I haven't looked into this for a while, but there are working links here, I think.

https://xdaforums.com/t/kindle-fire-flashable-recoveries-bootloaders-fff-twrp-cotr-cwm-2015.2811253/

and

https://devdb.xda-developers.com/4/9/2/7/
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Thelgow:
Lets hope this works.

I disabled my wifi before the 6.2.1 update, and I havent touched it since then. (Star wars!)

So I turn it on today after a bout of month of non-use and just frozen at the logo.

Semi upset since I didn't even touch the thing.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Necropasia:
just wanted to say a huge thank you for this.... saved my a$$ when adb stopped recognizing my fire after rebooting into fastboot for a kernel flash. This was the only thing that was able to access the fire so I could bring it back into normal bootmode
[Kindle Fire Android Development] androidcues:
Seriously how is any of this a brick? how can you unbrick somethijg that is not bricked? i thought you developed a holographic jtag machine and am disappointed to see more misuse of the verb and adjective known as the "brick"

oh **** i just bricked my kindle when i forgot to lick the peanut butter off my finger and smeared it all over the right middle side of the screen!

Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Software bricks. That 's what this is for.

Misuse of the word brick? That means unable to function. If your kindle is stuck in a recovery loop, I'm fairly sure it's unable to function.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Houndog101:
And your contribution is ??????????
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Poler166:
GREAT JOB

well i pulled half of my hairs trying to unbrick my kindle from TWRP but this utility really worked for me thanks alot! :D
[Kindle Fire Android Development] androidcues:
I guess I take that word too literally -- in the same sense as your woman telling you "I am pregnant" its either your pregnant or your not. and I just see that word be used soo loosely and by everyone, that maybe its time for me to just ignore that word from now on.

Are we getting into a pissing contest? Let me go drink a few gallons of water first....
[Kindle Fire Android Development] AOD_Corwin:
Told kindle to reboot into recovery, now it won't boot to anything but recovery. Tried restoring everything. Will this help. Its not really a boot loop. It just won't come out of recovery
[Kindle Fire Android Development] AOD_Corwin:
The good news is this worked I'm not in a boot loop anymore. The bad news is the reason it freaked out to begin withis my wifi card failed so I had to flash to stock so I can send back my christmas presant
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Meh, whatever. Think what you like.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] knightofdespair:
Seems to be completely dependent on adb

Was looking at this as I was having trouble getting android market to let me log in and couldn't get twrp to install, now its stuck on the yellow triangle and adb won't recognize it at all. If I unplug it and reboot it comes up as unknown device in windows briefly but adb just sits there waiting for device forever.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] knightofdespair:
Driver issue

I used the drivers mentioned in the burrito root links but it was missing the recovery mode portion (0x181 I believe?) I was able to get it booting now, just have to figure out how to get TWRP installed when google market "Can't establish a reliable connection to its servers".
[Kindle Fire Android Development] b63:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21316424&postcount=49
[Kindle Fire Android Development] shintokun:
This has worked and it has unbricked my Kindle Fire. If you're having trouble getting it to recognize or gettign the "waiting for devices" message during the unbrick, try turning off your Kindle Fire, unplug it, run your Unbricker, plug your kindle fire on (it should turn it on by itself when you plug it in). You should be able to unbrick it at the moment because your computer should indentify the device as an android phone. It should be able to unbrick at this point. it worked for me when I had the frozen boot image.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Do you know exactly what ther driver was? ADB or ADB composite?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] -juanito-:
i'am stuck in KF logo and i click in Stuck at logo and it's tell me "error: device not found" .. how i can install KF driver now ??
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Still, this is just a problem with your drivers. Did you restart your computer?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] b63:
that's only a loose description that you see how it is done:

if you' asked for a driver:

-choose browse my computer for driver software

-Then select have disk

-Then select browse

-direct to where you downloaded the usb driver

-Select ok and ok

if you'r not asked and want to update the driver:

-Go to device manager

-right click on the exclamation mark kindle

-Choose update driver software

-choose browse my computer for driver software

-choose let me pick from a list of devices on my computer

-Then select have disk

-Then select browse

-direct to where you downloaded the usb driver

-Select ok and ok
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DragonSeeker:
That is how it helped me.

On another subject instead of having word wars maybe we should refer to a gadget that will not

work no matter what you try as a paper weight. A fancy paper weight.

Why can't we just get along.

Dseeker
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jmcoffey:
Adb
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Then you need to re-install the drivers as ADB composite.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] aly_hosny:
Iam Stuck on logo

every time i try to use this tool it tell me "device not found"

I installed drivers that came with kindle fire utility v 0.9.2 and it cant install driver

Im new and dont know what to do
[Kindle Fire Android Development] b63:
look for adb, kindle or unknown device in device manager and uninstall it

then click search new hardware and select the driver of kfu

it should install as android adb interface - then use the tool again
[Kindle Fire Android Development] teobh:
i try to unbrick my kindle and after finish my kindle noit work anymore can u tell me what is going on ????

* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

error: device not found

This part might take a while...

erasing 'userdata'... OKAY [123.120s]

erasing 'cache'... OKAY [ 43.267s]

finished. total time: 166.388s

error: device not found

Your Kindle should now be rebooting!

error: device not found
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
You need to re-install the drivers as it is at the logo.

Also, you might want to try using Kindle Fire Utility to set your bootmode to 5000 (Recovery)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] teobh:
what drivers ?? can u tell me please ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
The Kindle Fire Utility drivers.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] teobh:
i try that and did not work :confused: so do guys think the unbrick utility erase all my kindle fire and now thats nothing inside ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Did you have TWRP installed? And why exactly were you doing this in the first place?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] teobh:
yes i did have the twrp installed and the kindle was stock on recovery loop so i try to fix using the utility i did press to fix the loop and did not work so i press to others and thats what happening
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Use Kindle Fire utility to change the bootmode to recovery and flash a ROM.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] teobh:
i did but im trying to mount to copy the new rom on the kindle but its not mount :confused:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] scottdot2008:
Hi, I unfortunatly believe I have bricked my fire and am unable to use this tool to fix it, as it seems. I hope I'm just doing something wrong, but it's also possible that it is just gone for good. Here is the problem:

Kindle fire is stuck on the "Kindle Fire" loading screen, or whatever it is. I have tried multiple solutions, but none work because I believe that the device is unable to be connected to. I do not know where things went wrong, but when things did die, I was in the midst of flashing twrp using the utility.

I have skills with the command line, and have attempted to use every option this tool has, along with changing the boot mode. Is there anything else I would be able to do?

EDIT: on the strange chance that I was doing this, my dog decided to chew the cable moments before the flash went through, and since the kindle cable is so long I didn't notice. Everything is fine, I just didn't realize that i was using half a cable.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Are you sure you have the drivers installed correctly?

Also, do you have any other cables?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Try new drivers. It should be able to mount through TWRP
[Kindle Fire Android Development] phatboypat:
I am also having problems with my device not being recognized by the tool. I have tried uninstalling/installing the drivers, but it keeps saying i have up to date drivers.

I am stuck on the KF boot logo.

EDIT: I have managed to re-install the drivers, but the tool is still not recognizing the device. My computer does shows it as "Kindle" in Device Manager.

EDIT 2: Was able to get it to boot by doing the following:

fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000

fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
I'm not sure why it wouldn't recognize your device... If you had the correct drivers installed, it should recognize your kindle
[Kindle Fire Android Development] teejayenator:
Bootloop and screen wont turn on

Guys, i formatted the partitions into a single partition on my KF. Now its stuck in a bootloop, and the screen wont even turn on. The KFU and the unbrick utility are of no use. ADB wont get detected. Tried hard reset, tried to normal boot through KFU but no hope.

Please please please help me. This is a brand new KF.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Try a hard reset
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Are you sure you have the drivers configured correctly? Reboot, and while it's at the boot logo, attempt to connect it and get adb access.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] teejayenator:
Nope i dont have anything at all! The screen just wont even turn on! When i connect it to my windows PC, i keep getting this sound that some device has connected, then immediately disconnected, then connected and disconnected again. Keeps repeating continuously!!!

---------- Post added at 07:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:34 AM ----------

I Have tried rebooting. But the yellow logog wont come up. The screen wont just turn on at all!!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] acax456:
I've try but not thing happened... :( can't boot to rom can go to twrp but can't flash anything :((
[Kindle Fire Android Development] b63:
shure that it is'nt out of power ? charging with wall charger for some hours sometimes helped

maybe a factory cable will stabilize it, but i'm not shure in your case

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1392693

---------- Post added at 10:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:52 AM ----------

did the "fastboot oem format" succeed ? or error out ?

maybe install the newest fff and retry command ...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1369405
[Kindle Fire Android Development] -juanito-:
i was tried this http://rootkindlefire.com/kindle-fir...ndowsmaclinux/ to install TWRP recovery but after Step 14 now i'am stock in KF logo and my pc doesn't show me if there kindle fire unknown drivers or somethink like that

now i want make my KF like new KF..how ??

if i go to Device Manager i don't see unknown device or kindle..i see Android ADB Interface

EDIT: now i see unknown device..

1-uninstall him

2-scan for hardware

3-again..it's found kindle as unknown device :(
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Reinstall drivers as adb composite
[Kindle Fire Android Development] -juanito-:
how??
[Kindle Fire Android Development] b63:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21720811&postcount=41
[Kindle Fire Android Development] HypeZ85:
hi, i think i just bricked my kindle fire and i'm trying to solve with your utility.

Here what i done:

i had original amazon firmware 6.2.1 and rooted it, installed TWRP and android market.

After that the kindle auto-updated itself with 6.2.2 and i lost the root permission and TWRP.

I used burritoRoot3 for re-gain root and FireFireFire bootloader, but not TWRP. Since i needed TWRP for installing a cyanogenmod i tried to reinstall it, and looking into Kindle Fire Utility i got the istruction for install it.

So i made this script:

echo 0
adb -s <myserial> wait-for-device
echo 1
adb -s <myserial> shell "idme bootmode 4002"
echo 2
adb -s <myserial> shell "reboot"
echo 3
fastboot -s <myserial> -i 0x1949 boot recovery.img
echo 4
adb -s <myserial> shell "idme bootmode 4000" 2> nul
echo 5
pause

and i got this in return:

C:\KindleADB>echo 0
0

C:\KindleADB>adb -s 5046000600000001 wait-for-device
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *

C:\KindleADB>echo 1
1

C:\KindleADB>adb -s 5046000600000001 shell "idme bootmode 4002"
<idme> write 4002 to offset 0x1000

C:\KindleADB>echo 2
2

C:\KindleADB>adb -s 5046000600000001 shell "reboot"

C:\KindleADB>echo 3
3

C:\KindleADB>fastboot -s 5046000600000001 -i 0x1949 boot recovery.img
< waiting for device >

and it freeze.

It stucks on the FireFireFire yellow logo and i can do nothing.

I tried your utility but all i got is

Kindle unbrick in progress...
error: device not found
error: device not found
Congratulations, your Kindle should be unbricked!

since ADB can't see that in current state.

What can i try?

edit: ok recovered using Kindle Fire Utility, restoring normal boot mode, restarted a few times, auto-recovered all with the amazon-auto-recovery utility. what the hell i really scared myself. it's still 6.2.2 btw
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kodopraha:
Frozen Kindl

Hello please help me / I am really new for this / is this tool good for me? I have problem with Kindl from start. When I got. When turn off is just Kindle logo and frozen. I call to support and they told that will change my Kindle, but I am not from USA. I start kindl with Kindle_Fire_Utility_v0.9.2, but when turn of can not start again. Have to conect again with PC and start with Kindle_Fire_Utility_v0.9.2. I also try to instal TWPR but is the same. After restart is TWPR logo /fire / is frozen and dindt go to recovery. Every time Kind go to some special boot when start to be frozen. Uf, all is around. Also I try to make update, is the same. Please, if somebody have idea how can make working with root or without root... Thank you for any help. :(
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Yes, you want to use the "boot logo" button
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
I'd like to know something, from all of you guys - How did you brick your Kindle Fire?

If my tool doesn't support what happened to your Kindle, I'd love to know about it. Just reply to this and hopefully I'll be able to add it in soon, and help more people.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ragul40:
Well I was using fireparted which can't partition my kindle for some reason. It just froze and windows said blah blah is no responding and closed it. I had my partitions messed up. It would be nice if you could make it repartion.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Great idea! I'll get that in soon.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] LoGiK915:
wasn't bricked just stuck in fastboot at kindle fire logo after trying to install twrp with kfu. Had a hell of a time getting drivers reinstalled but once I did I could reboot normal and all was well. Your tool is great IF the kindle is recognized.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
The only reason the kindle wouldn't be recognized is if the drivers were messed up, and then all connections to the computer couldn't function...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mrmako777:
ok guys, trying to use this tool on my wifes kindle and im pretty sure this is a permanent brick. cant use this tool because it cant find the device and i cant install drivers because it wont go past the recovery screen. ive tried every option available and the utility either says "cant find device" or "waiting on device", but never actually does anything. if i unplug the device, then plug it back in, it will say "kindle" in the taskbar, then immediately says the drivers are missing or corrupted. her pc just wont recognize it. dont know what to do at this point...if someone thinks they can help, it would be appreciated *fingers crossed* :o
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Zombiepiratez:
Well, i'd recommend installing the device drivers as "ADB composite". I'm fairly sure you need the android SDK for this, but it shouldn't be to hard to get. The tool not recognizing the kindle is failure on your part, not mine. What did you do to brick it?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mrmako777:
lulz, dont take it personal, it wasnt stated or implied that it was your fault. i realize its probably a driver issue and i have zero clue as to why its bricked. my wife told me she turned it on and it wouldnt boot. do i think she telling the whole truth? probably not, but thats water under the bridge. it was doing just fine for the past week up until tonight...i will try and work on it more tomorrow.

as far as adb goes, i tried to reinstall the drivers that were used when i originally rooted the unit, but to no avail. are there different adb drivers im unaware of?worse case scenario, she will end up just returning it to walmart and swapping it out for a new one...thanks for the tip zombie, ill keep ya posted if i figure this one out ;)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] BllgpapaG:
Hi, I'm having the same problem as you did. I was trying to reinstall TWRP with KFU and now my Kindle Fire is stuck at the yellow triangle with my computer not being able to recognize it. Sorry if I'm a noob but I've looked around everywhere and can't seem to find anything on this. How do I go about getting my computer to recognize my device? I have access to windows XP and 7, if that's of any help.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mrmako777:
i see twrp is being mentioned alot...when i rooted my wifes kindle, i did not use that program, instead using the burrito root method (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1410223). is it one in the same?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Pkt_Lnt:
Burritoroot roots the device. TWRP is a recovery, make sure you install it and make a backup immediately after.

Using Tapatalk on a Kindle Fire w CM7 ROM
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mrmako777:
thanks, when i rooted using burrito root, it asked if i wanted to flash firefirefire bootloader. that is the only program currently on the unit. there is no twrp and no backup. hopeless cause to try and unbrick this thing? it will not boot past where the yellow triangle that says "press power for recovery"